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Perpetual surrender to anti-Zionistic, anti-democratic religious ideology
Written by Uri Regev on 08/05/2019
It is clear that a key building block in the demands of both the Haredi parties and the Union of right-wing parties is the ensuring that the non-Orthodox movements be excluded and delegitimized
Report: Haredi employment is down; Haredi poverty is up
Written by Sagi Agmon on 21/12/2018
Data from the Israel Democracy Institute's 2018 Statistical Report on Ultra-Orthodox Society in Israel supports Hiddush's data and analysis on the growing trend of ultra-Orthodox men studying in yeshivas instead of entering the workforce, as poverty rates rise.
Israel's (and New York’s) Yeshiva Students Deserve Better
Written by on 06/09/2018
One of the key areas that the 2018 Israel Religion & State Index points to is the strong resentment and objection among the Israeli Jewish population in the face of the refusal of the leadership of the ultra-Orthodox community to allow a proper and effective instruction of core curricular studies in their boys’ schools.
Four questions and answers about the draft law
Written by Uri Regev on 03/07/2018
An analysis of the much-debated haredi draft law.
Justice Silberman Abella speaks out against delegitimizing Israel's Court
Written by Uri Regev on 28/04/2018
Justice Rosalie Silberman Abella, the senior judge on the Supreme Court of Canada, delivered a lecture at a symposium with Justice Aharon Barak (former president of the Supreme Court of Israel) regarding the ongoing attempt among members of Israel's Coalition Government to delegitimize the reputation of the judiciary.
Masquerade Ball: Don't comply with the Haredi parties' demands
Written by on 13/03/2018
The bill presented to the Ministerial Committee on Legislation is complex and full of words, but it can be boiled down to this: any yeshiva student who does not want to enlist will not be drafted into the IDF
79% Israelis oppose laws to legalize draft dodging by yeshiva students
Written by on 05/03/2018
A new survey reveals how strongly the Israeli public is opposed to the demand of the ultra-Orthodox parties to pass a new 'Basic Law: Torah study', as well as an amendment to the Defense Service Law to legalize the continued draft dodging of most yeshiva students.
79% Israelis oppose laws to legalize draft dodging by yeshiva students
Written by on 05/03/2018
A new survey reveals how strongly the Israeli public is opposed to the demand of the ultra-Orthodox parties to pass a new 'Basic Law: Torah study', as well as an amendment to the Defense Service Law to legalize the continued draft dodging of most yeshiva students.
76% of Israeli Jews oppose new conscription law
Written by on 26/11/2015
Israel’s politicians have deliberately chosen to pursue legislation which is not only immoral but also unconstitutional, having been struck out twice already by the Supreme Court. The question, though, is how long it will take the Supreme Court to rule that this most recent amendment is illegal as well. Our politicians may be counting on this very fact: the wheels of justice grind slowly…
76% of Israeli Jews oppose new conscription law
Written by Uri Regev on 26/11/2015
Israel’s politicians have deliberately chosen to pursue legislation which is not only immoral but also unconstitutional, having been struck out twice already by the Supreme Court. The question, though, is how long it will take the Supreme Court to rule that this most recent amendment is illegal as well. Our politicians may be counting on this very fact: the wheels of justice grind slowly…
A threatening hint: deleting women from the public sphere
Written by on 14/06/2015
We are once again reminded of the deleterious impact of religious fundamentalism on gender equality. We come back to this phenomenon because its seriousness is compounded by the fact that these aberrations often represent major segments of Israel’s body politic, which have now returned to the front of the political stage.
Report Challenges the Numbers that Show Increased Chareidi Enlistment in the IDF
Written by on 10/09/2014
Yeshiva World News covers Hiddush's report on plummeting haredi enlistment rates
Hiddush report exposes Israeli government's misleading claims about ultra-Orthodox enlistment to the IDF
Written by on 08/09/2014
Contrary to the claims of Science and Technology Minister Yaakov Peri, Hiddush's report demonstrates that the number of IDF recruits plummeted by close to 50% in the first half of 2014.
Ultra-Orthodox Schools in Belgium and England face sanctions for selective curircula
Written by on 22/04/2014
Israel, Belgium, and England share the common challenge of integrating core curricular subjects into ultra-Orthodox classrooms.
Hiddush's Supreme Court petition stops illegal funding to ultra-Orthodox draft dodgers
Written by on 09/02/2014
Hiddush's petition to the Supreme Court resulted in the landmark decision to freeze funding to yeshiva students who do not draft into the army. This is a necessary step to achieving equality in sharing the burden between all sectors of Israeli society.